Texaco FCS boiler
Was going through the house file last night and I found an invoice for when this particular boiler was installed in the '70s, I'm just curious about the history of it etc.
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Is it still there? If so, how about a pic?
All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
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142,500 square feet of radiation amazin 😂
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Frank,
It's long gone. It was replaced by the Burnham V7 that I currently have in 1998.
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BTU/h and installed Sq Ft Radiation is the same? Back then they didn't know.
Let's see the sale price.
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it looks like it looks like there was a receipt attached, but is long gone
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In the Hydronic Rating Handbook, it says Texaco marketed these through their Paragon division. The FC/FCS appears to be a rebranded Dunkirk 13 series. That one had a rating of 1.95 GPH with whatever burner they used at the time, and 595 square feet EDR.
All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
Consulting
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That's about half of what I have now, boiler currently installed has a rating of 379 square feet of EDR and a firing rate of 1.05 GPH
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Ignorance isn't a modern concept and it also didn't start in the 1970s.
Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.
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I think I remember working on them around here (NJ) in the 1980's. "Texaco" brand oil burners were very poplar around here. I believe they were actually Beckett AF oil burners with a Texaco label.
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Painted red!
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As usual, Steamhead is correct. A Blue Circle with a green jacket and red burner
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After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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Where's the "blushing" icon?
All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
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They were Dunkirks and those were good boilers. They lasted a long time. HB Smith actually sold the same boiler with the Smith name on it in the early 70s.
The Burners were Beckett AF burners painted red.
We bought Texaco equipment from "Union Oil Co" which was in Revere, MA and they marketed the equipment to oil dealers that also bought fuel from them.
At that time you could buy a Beckett AF at the local supply house or buy the 'Red one from Union Oil and the burner was about $25 cheaper if you liked the red paint. In the 70s a boiler replacement like that would cost the homeowner around $2500. The boiler and the burner would have cost us around $600
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I found the invoice from when the current Burnham was installed in October of 1998, it cost Mom and Dad at that time $2,400
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Quite the detailed invoice!!!!
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also their writing looks pretty but is terrible. is that word that starts with a "C" "installed"?
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It's on a bit of an angle, but it's a correct capital I.
Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.
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